Junior homonomy warrants a replacement name for Ramulus lineatus (Liu & Cai, 1992) (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae)

Author: THIES H. BÜSCHER, ROMAIN P. BOISSEAU, PAUL D. BROCK

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